About this episode

This episode concludes the series on First World War female espionage by examining three spies from Belgium, Germany, and France.

6.17: The Nurse, the Doctor and the Governess James Boulton Download Finishing up our series of episodes on First World War female espionage, we look at 3 spies from Belgium, Germany and France: Marthe Cnockeart McKenna, Elsbeth Schragmuller and Louise de Bettignies. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook

Topics covered

• First World War
• female espionage
• spies
• Belgium
• Germany
• France

Keywords

• First World War
• female spies
• espionage
• Marthe Cnockeart McKenna
• Elsbeth Schragmuller
• Louise de Bettignies

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Belgium, Germany, France

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